Java Utililty Methods String Pluralize

List of utility methods to do String Pluralize

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The list of methods to do String Pluralize are organized into topic(s).

Method

Stringplural(String txt)
plural 
if (txt.endsWith("y"))
    return txt.substring(0, txt.length() - 1) + "ies";
if (txt.endsWith("h"))
    return txt + "es";
return txt + "s";
Stringplural(String type)
plural 
int len = type.length();
if (type.substring(len - 1, len).equals("y")) {
    return type.substring(0, len - 1) + "ies";
} else if (!(type.substring(len - 1, len).equals("s"))) {
    return type.concat("s");
} else {
    return type;
Stringplural(String word)
plural 
if (word.endsWith("y") && !word.endsWith("ay") && !word.endsWith("ey") && !word.endsWith("oy")
        && !word.endsWith("uy")) {
    word = word.subSequence(0, word.length() - 1).toString() + "ies";
} else if (word.endsWith("ss")) {
    word = word + "es";
} else if (!word.endsWith("s")) {
    word = word + "s";
return word;
Stringplural(String word, Number cardinality)
Returns the plural form of the specified word if cardinality != 1. 
String suffix = "s";
char lastChar = word.charAt(word.length() - 1);
if (lastChar == 'h' || lastChar == 's' || lastChar == 'x') {
    suffix = "es";
return plural(word, suffix, cardinality);
StringBufferplural(StringBuffer buffer, int i, String s1, String s2)
plural 
buffer.append(i);
buffer.append(" ");
if (i > 1 || i == 0) {
    buffer.append(s1);
} else {
    buffer.append(s2);
return buffer;
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StringpluralForm(final String string, final int number)
Return a default plural form string. 
return (number == 1) ? string : (string + "s");
Stringpluralify(String term, int value)
pluralify 
term = (Math.abs(value) == 1) ? term : term + "s";
return " " + term;
Stringpluralise(int count, String singular, String plural)
pluralise 
return (count == 1) ? singular : plural;
Stringpluralise(int num, String word)
E.g. 
return (num == 1 ? word : word + "s");
Stringpluralise(String name)
Utility methods used to convert DB object names to appropriate Java type and field name 
if (name == null || "".equals(name))
    return "";
String result = name;
if (name.length() == 1) {
    result += 's';
} else if (!seemsPluralised(name)) {
    String lower = name.toLowerCase();
    if (!lower.endsWith("data")) { 
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